Friday, April 21, 2017

Tamil Nadu Seeks Prime Minister Intervention On Medical Admissions

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Government today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to get the assent of President for two State Bills to ensure continuation of present system of admission to medical courses in the state. "This assent would enable the state to continue its existing fair and transparent system of admission to medical and dental colleges in the state", Chief Minister K Palaniswami said in a letter to Modi. The of tamilnadu had passed the Tamil Nadu Admissions to Post Graduate Courses in Medicine and Dentistry Bill, 2017 and Tamil Nadu Admissions to MBBS and BDS Courses Bill, 2017, apparently aimed at bypassing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.

Palaniswami said as per the existing practice in the state, a total of 50 per cent of state quota seats were allocated to doctors in government service.

However, the NEET prospectus indicated that admission would be undertaken by the designated authorities using NEET marks as per applicable regulations